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@griculture Online Cotton must be top of trade agenda-African growers
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Cotton must be top of trade agenda-African growers 2004-05-05 19:37:55 GMT (Reuters) The United States and European Union have said cotton should become part of general talks on agriculture But a group of four major African cotton producers, including Benin, that are trying to end cotton subsidies in rich countries, have opposed that position European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy and World Trade Organisation chief Supachai Panitchpakdi both called at the two-day meeting of trade ministers in the Senegalese capital Dakar for cotton to be made part of general agriculture talks
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Cotton Headline: Kenya: VP Wants Cotton Industry Revived
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VP Wants Cotton Industry Revived (Nairobi) Vice-President Moody Awori wants the cotton industry revived as part of the Government strategy to fight poverty Cotton farmers must also explore mechanised farming and large scale farming preferably by lumping their shambas together under a communal farming practice Supporting the Motion, Agriculture Minister Kipruto Kirwa said 60 per cent of the country's land was favourable to commercial cotton production The sought amendment was "long overdue" as the current Cotton Act had failed to encourage cotton farming, Wetangula said
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Cotton Headline: Cotton farmers could have a big year and more
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Cotton farmers could have a big year 5/5/2004 3:18 PM By: Associated Press LUBBOCK -- More spring rain could mean better yields and equates to big savings for South Plains cotton growers Cotton producer Doug Hlavaty and his two brothers are beginning to get their cotton in the ground Texas is the nation's leading cotton producing state Sixty-percent of that comes from the South Plains region of West Texas
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Cotton Headline: Brazil's cotton harvest goes into high gear, farmers win big trade victory
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Leme's cotton farmers estimate subsidies depress world cotton prices by five per cent to 10 per cent "We would have a lot more land in cotton production if it wasn't for the subsidies," said Ronaldo Oliveira, a cotton farmer and president of the Sao Paulo state cotton producers association The WTO decision could reverse the trend if international cotton prices rise and stay above what farmers get for sugarcane and corn, said Marcos de Almeida, Leme's top agricultural official
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Cotton Headline: Research on improving cotton receives historical recognition
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Research on cotton conducted at the Southern Regional Research Center in New Orleans helped revive the popularity of this natural fabric The American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, sponsors the landmarks program Then SRRC scientists developed durable press, which added permanent creases to wash-and-wear cotton garments SRRC's research has been economically important It helped make cotton competitive with synthetics and helped cotton reclaim its market share
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Cotton's become king on more Kansas farms
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Wednesday, Apr 14, 2004 Cotton's become king on more Kansas farms Cotton is grown in 28 Kansas counties, primarily the southernmost counties Stevens County became the top cotton producer in the state in 2002 Money has been the primary factor encouraging cotton production Cotton also appeals to farmers in water-scarce southwest Kansas because it requires little irrigation The Plains Cotton Cooperative Association is the marketing conduit for all of the cotton grown in Kansas
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Queensland canegrowers turn to cotton -
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Queensland canegrowers turn to cotton Queensland canegrowers turn to cotton - Still in Queensland, and northern cane growers who are feeling the pressure of low sugar prices, are turning to cotton as an alternative crop The Queensland Cotton Corporation has applied to the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator to trial GM cotton on 34 hectares in the Burdekin region The Corporation's regional manager, Don Cooper, says conditions in the Burdekin would suit cotton growing, and the crop could co-exist with cane
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